Throwing money at schools won't help

7:07 PM,
May 3, 2013

Written by

Dorothy
Bliss

What is $1.15 million? It is how much school board members want from us to "fix" their budget. It is not the taxpayers' fault the school board has tax income committed to 2020.

This levy has failed four times. Cuts should have already been discussed. Evaluations should have already been completed. At the Clyde public meeting, attendees were told by a board member that none of that has been done; they are waiting until after May 7 to "see what happens."

We understand the state is "underfunding the district." We also know businesses are having to make cuts; there are increased medical and benefit ...